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NASB | John 5:24 ¶ "Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 5:24 ¶ "I assure you and most solemnly say to you, the person who hears My word [the one who heeds My message], and believes and trusts in Him who sent Me, has (possesses now) eternal life [that is, eternal life actually begins--the believer is transformed], and does not come into judgment and condemnation, but has passed [over] from death into life. |
Subject: Is Hell fire literal that burns forever? |
Bible Note: The beleiver has no fear of Hell. Yet a believer must fear that for others sake. Some today either do not believe in hell or think that a loving God would not send people to that place. This is in many liberal ideas of Christianity. EX. A pastor once expressed to me that he would rather some one stay neutral or as is about God than possibly turn them off by sharing the Good News with them. This pastor did not fear the idea that many in his own congregation may experience hell. He seldom if ever challenged them to evaluate their own relationships with God. Messages were feel good, this is what the text is saying messages with no real application to real life. I felt many who attended did not understand a saving faith. The pastor would never find out in fear of "Turning them off". As is everything in life, a proper balance is in order. We have blessed assurance and need to allow others to find it. |